Quote Originally Posted by s12Raider View Post
Many thanks kleung - good information and 'sound' idea re the MDI and after market amp etc. I'll just take my time in any case. Love the '13' commentary as well!!.
No worries.

One more thing, if the manual supplied with the '09 is anything like mine, you'll find it fairly lacking in detail. Spend a bit of time reading up on this forum to learn about stuff that the manual doesn't cover (or is flat out wrong) - like the cruise control lever operation. Something you'll probably want to know how to use before hitting the road for your Melbourne->Sydney jaunt.

Hint: the Passat's cruise control has an extra feature that most other cruise control systems don't - the ability to round up or down to the next nearest 10km/h. You can use this function while the cruise control is active, or you can use it to preset a new speed while it is inactive.